When the Chocolate Runs Out with Ven. Robina Courtin Friday, August 18, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm We love chocolate. Perhaps so much so that on some level we may believe, "As long as I have chocolate, I'll be happy." This is the power of attachment at work. And based on this attachment, we create a chocolate-based philosophy and order our life prioritizing chocolate. But sometimes, we can't get our hands on any chocolate. And when the chocolate disappears, we get nervous, upset: "Oh...
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Refuge and Lay Vows with Ven. Robina Courtin Saturday, November 21, 2020: Teaching on Refuge and Lay Vows 10:00am - 12:00pm: session 1 1:30pm - 3:30pm: session 2 Sunday, November 22, 2020: Refuge and Lay Vows Ceremony 10:00am - 12:00pm Driven by the wish to develop our marvelous potential for buddhahood, our first formal step is to take refuge in, rely upon, the Buddha, his teachings, and the community of fellow practitioners: the Three Jewels:...
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On Being Human with Ven Robina Courtin April 20, 1999
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Let's Get Real: What's Your Life's Purpose? with Ven. Robina Courtin Sunday, May 13, 2018 10:00am – 4:00pm Time to get real! On Mother's Day, let's explore what our mothers (or mother figures) would have wanted for us. Peace, Love, Happiness? Or all the above? Come and investigate what's YOUR life's purpose in this life and beyond! Ven. Robina will teach, lead meditations and Q&A. Caution: You may find your life's purpose.
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Cause and Effect with Ven Robina Courtin September 18, 1999
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Karma and Emptiness — How to Loosen the Grip of Ego and Gain Wisdom with Ven. Robina Courtin Saturday, August 19, 2017 10:00am – 4:00pm We spend our lives being seduced by the outside world, believing completely that happiness and suffering come from "out there." But "everything we experience is our own karmic appearance," says Lama Zopa Rinpoche. "Everything is made up by our own minds." By understanding emptiness — that everything occurs in dependence upon...
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The Roadmap to Happiness with Ven. Robina Courtin Tuesday, November 24, 2015 7:00pm – 9:00pm We all want to be happy and avoid suffering. Ven. Robina gives us a roadmap to achieve this goal based on the Lamrim (Stages of the Path) teachings in Tibetan Buddhism. This roadmap contains all the instructions to attain both temporal happiness and ultimate freedom from suffering. It is a proven method which has been practiced by past great masters to achieve the supreme goal of Buddhahood.
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Virtual Pilgrimage: Lawudo Guru Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Lawudo Pure Land Project with Kristina Mah and Ven. Robina Courtin Monday, November 9, 2020 7:00pm and Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:00 noon Pacific Standard Time Our Spiritual Director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in 1946, within sight of the cave of the Lawudo Lama. Kunzang Yeshe, was a married Ngakpa lama with a son and a daughter, while searching for a suitable place to meditate in solitude, he discovered a beautiful...
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The Benefits of Pilgrimage and A Tour and History of the Holy Sites in Kathmandu with Venerable Robina Courtin and Amber Tamang Monday, September 28, 2020 7:00pm – 8:30pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) While we are prevented from traveling because of the pandemic, there is no reason we can’t travel virtually. Join us for this 90 minute presentation by Amber Tamang, an historian and pilgrimage guide as we explore the holy sites in Kathmandu. To kick off this program, Venerable Robina...
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Attaining Happiness from a Buddhist Perspective Ven. Robina Courtin July 26, 2006 Ven. Robina offers a glimpse on how we might attain the ultimate happiness; free from the mental delusions of attachment, aversion and ignorance. Based on Buddha's advice from 2500 years ago, Ven. Robina provides practical approach to apply the Buddhist principles in everday life.
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Ven. Robina Courtin A talk by Ven. Robina Courtin entitled "Developing the Good Heart". In Portland Oregon June 11th 2005. Sponsored by Matripa Institute. Held at the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association's Bhod Khang Shrine Room.
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Ven. Robina Cortin discusses our experience of the world around us, and how this awareness is affected by karma. If everything we see is filtered by consciousness, what is "ultimate reality"?
Topics: Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Lamrim, Ven. Robina Courtin, Reality
Ven. Robina is fond of saying: Practice simply means changing your mind. We often think of practice as something holy or special, but it really means regularly working with how you see things and how you think. This one-day workshop will introduce simple methods for daily practice and how to incorporate them into your life including: * Ways to set your mind about your day and actions * How to watch what you think and do throughout the day * Techniques to train your mind in positive ways *...
Topics: Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Philosophy, Mahayana, Practice, Ven. Robina Courtin
Join Venerable Robina Courtin for a lively storytelling about her experience with pilgrimage and the sacred purpose of this inspiring practice.
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We're All on Death Row As part of her prison outreach efforts, the founder of Liberation Prison Project, Ven. Robina visits prisoners incacerated throughout the world, including visits with a prisoner on death row in Texas. Applying the Buddhist principles, Ven. Robina helps us understand how our own lives can seem like a prison, with the only solace to begin the work of looking within ourselves; facing the ugly stuff and generating loving kindness. Venerable Robina is a dynamic and...
Topics: Buddhism, Tse Chen Ling Center, Tibetan Buddhism, Ven. Robina Courtin
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Join Venerable Robina Courtin for a lively storytelling about her experience with pilgrimage and the sacred purpose of this inspiring practice.
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Ven. Robina will give us the essence of the tantric path of practice, echoing Lama Yeshe's teachings as discussed in Introduction to Tantra. She will keep her teachings practical and immediately applicable.
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Ven. Robina Courtin Understanding the Role of Monastics Ven. Robina Courtin presents a teaching on the role of monastics within the Buddhist community. With insight on their vows and role, students gain an understanding on their own interaction with the monastics. Helpful information as more and more western Buddhist students take ordination.
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Brave Heart, Wise Mind Ven. Robina Courtin Lama Zopa Rinpoche says, "Meaning well is not enough. We need wisdom." Ven. Robina Courtin, a Tibetan Buddhist nun since 1977, will show how attachment, anger and the other deluded emotions not only cause us suffering but also blind us from acting appropriately in our relationships and prevent us from helping others. She will explain how working on our minds and ridding them of delusions "which is what brings us wisdom" brings power...
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But She Said; Not Responding to Every Provacation How do we learn to not reply in kind to every angry, critical or annoying word that comes at us without becoming a doormat? Join us as Ven. Robina gives us tools in her humorous and powerful style.
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Face Your Fear̉̉Kill Your Ego Ven. Robina Courtin In these times, our experience of the external world is filled with fear, anxiety and anger. Yet within this state of conflict, we can investigate the mental states that give rise to the experience, forming the basis on which to transform our experiences. Ven. Robina Courtin will present useful strategies for freeing ourselves from fear, anger and resentment, as well as for learning to live with greater tolerance, love and forgiveness....
Topics: Buddhism, Tse Chen Ling Center, Tibetan Buddhism, Ven. Robina Courtin
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All levels. At some time or another, we all ask: Why me? Life brings its share of problems and learning how to work with them is the essence of Buddhist practice. The Buddha observed that we create the problems we experience and itâs possible to transform even the worst difficulties into happiness by transforming our attitudes toward them. Ven. Robina Courtin lays out a very practical approach to the problems we experience in everyday life.
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All levels. The Buddha taught that by getting to know our own minds through meditation and practice, we become happier and more content. No one else can do the work for us and it's the most empowering work we can do.
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Ven. Robina takes questions from the Teen Group at Tse Chen Ling Center in San Francisco.
Topics: Buddhism, Tse Chen Ling Center, Tibetan Buddhism, Ven. Robina Courtin, Teens
Monks and Nuns in Buddhist Communities Ven. Robina Courtin As Buddhism permeates our western culture, more and more students are taking ordination. Ven. Robina Courtin provides insight into the role of the sangha (monastics) in our communities, guidance in how to relate and support them in their spiritual life. Not to be missed, Ven. Robina Courtin's direct approach will help us understand the importance of monasticism to keep the Buddhist teachings present.
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If we can change the way we look at the problems we face, we can literally change our life. This is the thinking behind the classic Mind Training teachings from Tibet. Ven. Robina Courtin will cover the short, but powerful, Eight Verses of Thought Transformation text that helps us radically transform the way we view the difficulties we face by increasing our capacity to love and care for others.
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Three Attitudes That Will Change Your Life Ven. Robina Courtin In Tibetan Buddhism it's taught that the three principles of the path - renunciation, bodhicitta and a correct understanding of emptiness - are the basis of the our spiritual progress. What exactly are these attitudes and how can we apply them to our lives right now? Are they just some outdated Tibetan trip that no longer fit with life in the west? And why are they supposed to be the basis for entering the tantric teachings? Three...
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When the Buddha reached enlightenment the first thing he taught was the Four Noble Truths: There is suffering, there is a cause of suffering, there is an end to suffering and there is a path to that end. Find out how these truths are a practical road map for spiritual practice and working with your mind.
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Ven. Robina discusses the power and benefits of taking vows such as the Eight Mahayana Precepts.
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Ven. Robina Courtin The Ultimate Makeover Transforming your Life with Karma and Dependent Arising The Buddha taught that we create our own reality and that none of us, and nothing in our world, exists independently of anything else. Each of us is interdependent with every person and every thing. Understanding how this process works is the key to our own happiness and achieving our true potential. Learning how to work with these two together can literally allow you to utterly create a whole new...
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As Lama Thubten Yeshe said, “If you don’t know your own mind, your misconceptions will prevent you from seeing reality.” In this teaching, Venerable Robina explores the nature of the mind and explains its importance in the study and practice of Buddhism.
Topics: Buddhism, Thubten Norbu Ling, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mahayana, FPMT, Ven. Robina Courtin, Mind, Lama...
Women of Wisdom; Heart Advice for a Compassionate World Venerable Robina CourtinÂChanging the Mind Venerable Thubten ChodronÂWorking with Anger Venerable Sarah ThresherÂHealing the Pain Venerable Sangye KhadroÂBalancing the Spiritual and the Material Venerable Karma Lekshe TsomoÂMindful of Our Actions To explore challenges of a meaningful existence, five western women, ordained within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, share their depth, wisdom and clarity in a series of lectures. Each...
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"We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace." The Dalai Lama The Buddha observed that the cause of our pain and suffering is actually the disturbing emotions we all experience. Using proper techniques we can free ourselves from emotions like depression, anger and resentment and become happy. This series of talks looks at basic Buddhist psychology - how the mind works and how to...
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The Buddha’s teachings on karma are renowned for their ability to help us clearly see the exact mechanism that brings forth the variety of our experiences and thus take responsibility for creating the causes that will bring about the results we desire. Over the course of these two evenings, Venerable Robina will provide the basic principles of how karma works and expound upon the implications of this law of cause and effect in our lives and spiritual practice.
Topics: Buddhism, Thubten Norbu Ling, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mahayana, FPMT, Ven. Robina Courtin, Karma, Law...
It is often said that the path to enlightenment is achieved by possessing the “two wings” of compassion and wisdom, both necessary components for evolving our minds into that fully developed state. In her 2013 visit, Venerable Robina led us skillfully in the Tibetan Buddhist practices that support the development of courageous compassion and in this year’s retreat, she will provide instruction on cultivating the “wisdom wing” as set out in the Heart Sutra, one of the briefest and yet...
Topics: Buddhism, Thubten Norbu Ling, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mahayana, FPMT, Ven. Robina Courtin, Path to...
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Free Your Mind - Discover Your Potential: A public talk and retreat with Ven. Robina Courtin, presented by Shantideva Meditation Center, September 14-16, 2012 at Tibet House, New York, NY. Ven. Robina Courtin presents a Tibetan Buddhist psychological approach to resolving our problems and uncovering our innate and astonishing potential. Teachings include essential Buddhist concepts, including the mind's potential, karma, attachment, and dependent arising.
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During difficult situations it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking we can change our external world or people around us without examining our own state of mind. Yet in moments of conflict or difficulty, there is an opportunity to investigate the causes that give rise to our experiences, forming the basis on which to transform these experiences. Ven. Robina challenges us to look beyond our ego, karma, and perception of reality toward a truth that is infinitely more powerful. Public talk:...
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Ven. Robina guides us in a Medicine Buddha puja, dedicated to the full recovery, good health, and long-life of our precious guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who manifested the appearance of a stroke in April and is currently recovering at Kopan in Nepal. Ven. Robina updates us on Lama Zopa Rinpoche's condition, help us to understand Rinpoche's illness within the context of Guru Devotion, and explain how students might practice with the pure view of Rinpoche as an enlightened being. Teaching: June 28,...
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Examine what is "mind," its nature and function, and how it affects our experience of happiness and suffering. Learn methods to transform destructive thoughts and attitudes and create a positive and joyous mind. This is part of Shantideva Meditation Group's ongoing study program of the FPMT's Discovering Buddhism material. For more information: shantideva@yahoo.com Teachings by Ven. Robina Courtin Feb. 15-17, 2008 in New York City.
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Buddhism and all other major religions teach that our lives are meaningful when we act with the motivation to develop loving kindness, generosity, and other positive qualities for the benefit of all sentient beings. Universal compassion brings the practice of cherishing others into the broader context of service. Ven. Robina discusses Prison Liberation Project and other examples of how service to others can enable us to relieve suffering and generate peace and love within our interdependent...
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Students have requested and Ven. Robina has kindly offered to give Refuge and Lay Vows following the Saturday afternoon session of the Tara retreat. The short ceremony will be preceded by an explanation of what it means to take refuge in the Three Jewels and how taking lay vows can enhance our spiritual growth. Teaching and vows: June 25, 2011 at Jewel Heart Center, New York City. Sponsored by Shantideva Meditation (FPMT-NYC) as part of its series, Cultivating the Good Heart: Tibetan Buddhist...
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Tantra is a profound method that taps into powerful hidden inner resources to integrate and transform this energy into joy and meaning in our lives. Teachings on the essence of the tantric (or vajrayana) path of practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara, representing the female form of compassion in action, was born from tears of Chenrezig, the male Buddha representing the compassion of all the Buddhas. In the public talk on Friday, Ven. Robina introduces how tantric meditation, visualization, mantra recitation, and prayer can help us to achieve union with a deity such as Tara, to remove obstacles to the spiritual path and more quickly develop the positive potential of the mind. During the meditation retreat, Ven....
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Examine your mind, learn the definition and purpose of meditation, how to set up a meditation session, different meditation techniques, and how to deal with obstacles to meditation. This weekend is part of Shantideva Meditation Group's ongoing study program of the FPMT's Discovering Buddhism material. For more information: shantideva@yahoo.com. Teachings by Ven. Robina Courtin April 18-20, 2008 in New York City.
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Investigate the role of the teacher on the spiritual path: the need for a teacher, the qualities of a teacher and student, and how to relate to a teacher for greatest benefit. This is part of Shantideva Meditation Group's ongoing study program of the FPMT's Discovering Buddhism material. For more information: shantideva@yahoo.com Teachings by Ven. Robina Courtin September 26, 27, and 28 2008 in NYC
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Constant Craving: How Desire Pervades Our Lives What are referred to in the Mahayana Buddhist literature as the 'eight mundane concerns' or the 'eight worldly dharmas' are, in fact, simply primordial levels of attachment that exist virtually as assumptions in our minds. We constantly crave happy feelings, getting nice things, hearing pleasant words with our name in them, and having people approve of us, and desperately try to avoid the opposite. In fact, the more we look into our minds – be...
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Explore the process of death and rebirth and its impact on how we live our lives. This is part of Shantideva Meditation Group's ongoing study program of the FPMT's Discovering Buddhism material. For more information contact shantideva@yahoo.com Teachings by Ven. Robina Courtin January 23, 24, and 25 2009 in NYC
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